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Human rights and democracy in the world: EU annual report 2018 adopted

“Today, the EU adopted the 2018 Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the world. This report provides a snapshot of the EU’s engagement and actions in 2018, ranging from the flagship campaigns like the one for the 70th … Continue reading

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Take-Aways from an Advisory Opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: How Does a Human Rights Forum Give Guidance to Global Environmental Protection?

Written by: Siyi Shen, Global Environmental Law Graduate Fellow On February 8, 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the IA Court) issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion (2018 Opinion) in response to a request by Columbia recognizing the right to … Continue reading

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Shareholders Demand To Know How Northrop Grumman Will Protect Human Rights While Building Massive DHS Database

Over the next few years, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to implement an enormous biometric collection program which will endanger the rights of citizens and foreigners alike. The agency intends to collect at least seven types of biometric … Continue reading

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Germany Announces Research Project to Establish Criteria for Assessment of the Human Health and Environmental Risks of Novel (Nano) Materials

On April 29, 2019, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) announced InnoMat.Life, a joint research project to establish criteria for an efficient assessment of the human health and environmental risks of novel (nano) materials.  The Federal Ministry of … Continue reading

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Modernizing the Human Subjects Regulations

Every day individuals around the world take part in research studies, including biomedical and behavioral experiments. As a result of decades of research regulation development, most of these studies maintain high ethical standards and can be of considerable importance for … Continue reading

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